diff --git a/cmd/gost/cmd.go b/cmd/gost/cmd.go
index 136a917..2cb60bf 100644
--- a/cmd/gost/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/gost/cmd.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -155,6 +154,10 @@ func buildConfigFromCmd(services, nodes stringList) (*config.Config, error) {
 		cfg.Services = append(cfg.Services, service)
 
 		md := metadata.MapMetadata(service.Handler.Metadata)
+		if v := metadata.GetInt(md, "retries"); v > 0 {
+			service.Handler.Retries = v
+			md.Del("retries")
+		}
 		if v := metadata.GetString(md, "bypass"); v != "" {
 			bypassCfg := &config.BypassConfig{
 				Name: fmt.Sprintf("bypass-%d", len(cfg.Bypasses)),
@@ -480,24 +483,3 @@ func parseSelector(md metadata.MapMetadata) *config.SelectorConfig {
 		FailTimeout: failTimeout,
 	}
 }
-
-func parseIP(s, port string) (ips []string) {
-	if s == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if port == "" {
-		port = "8080"
-	}
-
-	for _, v := range strings.Split(s, ",") {
-		if v == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(v); err != nil {
-			v = net.JoinHostPort(v, port) // assume the port is missing
-		}
-		ips = append(ips, v)
-	}
-
-	return
-}
diff --git a/pkg/chain/node.go b/pkg/chain/node.go
index 9972396..eaa397e 100644
--- a/pkg/chain/node.go
+++ b/pkg/chain/node.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (m *FailMarker) FailTime() int64 {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	return atomic.LoadInt64(&m.failCount)
+	return atomic.LoadInt64(&m.failTime)
 }
 
 func (m *FailMarker) FailCount() int64 {